New South Wales Child Health Survey 2001
New South Wales Public Health Bulletin Supplementary SeriesPublished 1 January 1900Open access
Margo Eyeson‐Annan, Louisa Jorm, Belinda O’Sullivan, Michael Giffin
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The aim of the survey was to provide baseline data on the health and wellbeing of children aged 0-12 years in NSW, to inform health policy and planning.
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In 2001, the NSW Department of Health, in conjunction with the NSW area health services and the NSW Commission for Children and Young People, conducted a survey of the health of children, using computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI). The aim of the survey was to provide baseline data on the health and wellbeing of children aged 0-12 years in NSW, to inform health policy and planning.
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